Kaiser UK Game
There's a new fantasy game in town which intrigues me and so I am going to risk spreading myself too thin and join. It is arranged in a way similar to the typical US fantasy format which sees each player only available once, rather than being potentially owned by 50% of all owners. I had been hoping to manually create this game myself for next season but perhaps this will save me the trouble.
The gist of the game is that we will have $60m to start to buy players and then transfer funds can be spent throughput the season to trade players with other teams. More cash is also earned by scoring points (which is done so in a largely similar way to the pl.com game).
Anyone who wants to join can do so at Kaiser.co.uk and sign up for my new blog league called 'Premier League Fantasy Blog' with password 'plfantasy'. The league will be first come first served.
The rules allow for 'keeper leagues' but I proposing running the second half of this year as a test and then expanding the blog to cover the league next year if it's a success.
The gist of the game is that we will have $60m to start to buy players and then transfer funds can be spent throughput the season to trade players with other teams. More cash is also earned by scoring points (which is done so in a largely similar way to the pl.com game).
Anyone who wants to join can do so at Kaiser.co.uk and sign up for my new blog league called 'Premier League Fantasy Blog' with password 'plfantasy'. The league will be first come first served.
The rules allow for 'keeper leagues' but I proposing running the second half of this year as a test and then expanding the blog to cover the league next year if it's a success.
Comments
thanks for mentioning our game in your blog. It's just been launched - so it would be great to get some feedback.
Cheers, Joe
I just bought elmander, so it's good to see him recognised in your stats. In his last four games, his scores have been something like 10,10,2,16. That's a pretty good run of form.
I'm also thinking of selling drogba for tevez and nolan for cahill. What do you think to this move?
I was thinking about doing the same thing, Tevez for Drogba. Already doing VdV for Cahill which I hate doing but Cahill is out for awhile in Dec anyway and VdV has been way too hot not to own.
VDV is out with an ankle injury, but it looks minor, so you should be fine.
Drogbas lack of good form had passed me by until recently, such is the high regard we all hold him in. But a player worth that much has got to go if there is a much higher scoring, cheaper alternative available (i.e. Tevez.
What is your full squad Stephen?
That said, the premise behind your adjusted figures is a very good one, I just think it skews the figures a bit to much.
As for my team:
Hart/Foster
O'Shea(yuck)/Toure/Ridgewell/Williamson/Bosingwa
Fabregas/Nani/VdV/Adam/Barton
Drogba/Carroll/Odemwingie
I'd like to get Tevez/Elmander in for Droba/Odemwingie but I can't afford the hit.
I take your point on aPPMS but it is a measure of value and not ultimate points. It goes without saying (or so I thought) that Drogba is a better player to own in pure points than Varney over the course of the season but you need to deliver value at some positions to allow you to have enough cash to splash on the big boys.
aPoints is not value linked and for me gives the player who has been the best scorer to date (schedule adjusted).
Steven - good point on the Asia Cup. I will do a post asap on who this will impact and when.
I'm a huge fan of that style of fantasy league where a player can only be owned once. Being a yank, I have been playing that style of fantasy league in other sports for years, so I think I'm just used to it.